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4 PREMIUM FOR rRIeLETA.
The Presiaeat OHers ol0 In Gold fer the
Haadsomest Trio Of Babies.

The Presissat OEers slo In Gold FER the
Handsomest Trio Of Babies.
BUFFALO, Aug. 6.-The East Aurora Fair
Association advertises as an extraordinary at
traction for it's annual agricultural festival
next month an exhibition OF triplets, who are to
compete for premium Of SO In gold
offered for that purpose BY the President
Of the United States. It has been the
custom Of the association for several years to
have special features Of this kind. and ono Of
the managers wrote to Mr.. Cleveland, request
ing that he stand sponsor In this way for the
hendsomest trio Of infants. and tho locality
Of birth was not confined TO Erie
county. The President promptly responded.
and the association Is determined to mako tho
most of 1t. Erie county has never been famous
for triplets, but exhibitions OF twins have been
very successful By not continuing the baby
show to Erie county, 1t is hoped, to got
q varied assortment that the exhibi-
ton will be worth seeing. The ladies
OF East Aurora intend sending an invitation
to Mrs. Cleveland and her mother, Mrs. Fol-
som, to be present, and It 10 expected that they
will be asked to act as Judges: An invitation
has already been sent to Mr.. Cleveland. but he
Is barred on account of the fact that he Is the
donor Of the premium.
Mrs Harriet Tyler, who 10 superintendent Of
the baby department. has designated Wednes-
day. Sept. IA. as the day for the competition. A
building will be provided In which THO babies
will be exhibited from noon until P. NJ.
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ZONE. He had intimsted to me in his last
ickness that &c soon es he he got strong

home. He had intimated to me in his last
sickness that as soon as he he. got strong
enough he would go, and the Earl had prom
ised to send the money for his return"
Mrs. Drnmmond, ne she modestly calls her
self. said she had no idea what she should do
to support herself and child She haa no hope
that the Earl will do anything for her. though
some OF his representatives have asked her to
part with the child. She says the child shall
never 60 without her mother. She pronounced
the story that she had married Drlmmond for
anything but love to be one Of the stories got
up to prejudice her lords mind against her,
Traditionally. the Drummonds claim their
descent from an Hungarian in the suite Of Ed
gar Atheling, but the Importance Of the family
10 based on the royal alliance OF the Lady An
nabelle, the daughter of Drummond Of Stob.
hall, with King Robert III, From that period
the Drummonds held a high position In North
Britain. and were raised to tho peera9e In 1487
by tho title OF Lord Drummond, and eventually
obtained the sarldem Of Perth IN 1905. The
last Earl left daughter, Lady Willoughby
d'Evesby, who got the property, while the
present Earl got tho title. Tho Earl began u
fight for thq property, which is not yet settled.
The eesats has an income Of ESQ, 900 a year.
The 1eath OF yiscount Forth now leaves the
Earl with no heir, and the title will 20 to the
tive Of that house is William Henry Drum
mond, Viscount Strathallan. The motto Of the
house OF Perth and Melfort is Gang Warily."
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THEY HAD LOTS or cLorHEa
A Darby Pawss sixty.tws sutts Beiesgius
to Three Wall street Men.

to Throe wall etreee MGR
Joseph L. Cotton Of 20 West Nineteenth
street and Frederick E. Parsons Of 81 West
Twenty first street. called at the Thirtieth
street police station on Friday night, and COM
planned that some thief had almost cleaned
them out Of wearing apparel. They told De-
tective Price that colored valet named Jones,
who worked at times for both gentlemen as
we'll as for Mr.. Parsons partner. J. o. Proudht
Of 40 West Nineteenth street. was the only. ser
yant who was known to have access to both
honses ,.. =. o., sp -,s.
been pawnine q good deal OF stun lately. and I
have been Watching him to sec where he
The son. is Josiah Jones' a. dudish colored
iectIyss PRICE and kirsnEer crested him r.
pawn tickets. representing mems clothes, were
as % a The % sSs as ws Msl taken R ses
Court esatl In tho sfternao s and rsmanded
tives, Visited ali the pawnsi,ops where the
SH s!ss 4 TSes s!ss
% Ss s Srss q r 2oae SsG
been discovered he would have had to wrap
hs sstarn About thirty sats q bis oothnR
were sm ,,g The stolen sa property ri. and
Mr.. Cotton identinoo sixteen suits as MS ana
lot OF scarf pins and small jewelry was
included in the stealings PrOudft and
Parsons are brokers at 80 Broad street, The
Club. Mr.. Cotton is also q Wall street man. an
assistant Governor Of the Union Club. and
prominent in the Fencers' Club.
At one pawnbroker shop, that Of Mrs. Anna
Alexander, sn8g was struck, and the club
men stood amazed to see that lady defy Price.
She declared that she must have an order Of
the court before she would show garment But
when Price returned with two men in uniform
and copy Of the Penal Code. she read the lat
ter and saw her mistake. She displayed the
goods. and all Of them pawned BY the prisoner
were identified.
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ENTERTAINED BIZ MRS CRANE
A Party Or Ministers haa Others Iavited Il
Her Lsug Draach Cottage.

A Party sr Ministers haa Others Iavited to
Her Lsag Branch Cottage.
LONG BRANCH, Aug. 6.-This afternoon a
large party left Ocean Grove in carriages and
drove to Long Branch in response to an invi-
tation given them by telegraph this morning
to visit Mrs. Grant ut her cottage. Among the
visiting party were Bishop g.. 8. Bowman.
Bishop Falls, who was chaplain In the army !;
the Rev. DR.. Kymett OF the Sanitary Commits
sion, the Rev. j. W. Jones, chaplain in the Con-
federate army: the Rev. DR. Dickenson, q COL
porteur in tho Confederate army: the Rev.F.A.
Hardin Of Chicago. Miss n. A. Sharpless. who
was nurse ut City Point and other hospitals !:
Mrs. Stafford, who was nurse in Hampton
Hospital: the Rev. Dr.. Thomas and Mrs. Grit
18th Of Christ Memorial Episcopal Church.
Philadelphia; the Rev. N. G. Axteli. who was
chaplain OF the Thirtieth New York Regi-
mont afterward Colonel, and now pastor Of
Plymouth Congregational Church in Milford,
drews Of the Ocean GROVE Association, Capt.
John .. RODGERS Of Col Bakers California
nov Of he Round t Lake Mset
Gross Army. MIS-. Major d. T. Scott Of the Ma.
tIonal Woman's Christian Temperance Union.
ad M sns aas
PRECEDENT Of ths OCEAN Grove Association and
mission. Gen. Clinton B. Fisk presented the
reception BY Mrs Fred Grant. The party spent
an hour IN conversation and tn gazing at the
turned 70 the, parlor they were presented to
George W; Childs. Refreshments were served
In the dining room.
Gen. Grants own room, where he received
point Of great interest. and It rsmatps much
arants young daughter. Julia helped enter
tain the guests with ease and grace. Gen.
Fisk "a 2 speech to Mrs; Grant spoke Of the
bore to her husband. and said that Grant was
nevor greater than ct Appomsttox. When he
5Hdged over. and from that time he nation
had been one. Chaplain Jones, being called
upon. assured Mrs: Grsnt In 2 speech that
when he went 10 Mount McGrsRor, and that It's
sympathy and prayers followed hun and his
family. Prof. Sweeney sang:
Blsst b the is that binds
Our hearts IN Chrisdan love.
Bishop Bowman prayed fervently for the
family and for the country Grant had loved SO
we'll Bishop Falls pronounced the benedfc-
ton, and tho Rucsts departed
Mr.. Childs presented to each guest Q copy Of
his recolloctions Of Cen. Grant.
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NO ONE TO BUY HIM 4 CRAVE
The BODY or Jean Durisn. the Gentleman an,
sent to the Peters, Field.

sent to the PStser's Ftold.
Mrs. Durand, the widow OF the centenarian
whose body was removed to tho Morgue on
Friday from Frankfort street. was compelled
to let it go yesterday to the Potter's Field. She
was sure that by Monday some one who had
known her husband would see her sad
story In >the papers and contribute tho
pittance NECESSARY to pay for grave.
She Is an Irish woman, and was married to
Durand sixteen'.years ago, he being then 81
years old. She says that she thinks his name
was Jean. Durion. although even the French
people called him Durand. He was the son.
she says. Of u Louisiana gentleman. q commo-
dore IN the navy. who died when the boy
dissipated his fortune, and the boy was without
resources. He drifted to Baltimore, learned to
be barber. and made money. but he endorsed
notes for friends and smarted for 1t, and at his
death no friend could be found to pay for his
decent burial.
The navy register shows that Edwin Durant
was gunner In the navy In 1893.
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LAW AND LANDLORDS IN IRELAND.
Tho Latter Resisti.s the Liberal Power
with Desperation.

Tho Latter Resistine the Liberal Power
with Desperation.
LONDON, Aug. 6.-The conflict between
the Gladstone land law and the Irish land
lords Is now as acute and determined as the
conflict used to be between the old law and the
tenants. Tho eviotions for three months past
drove very nearly ten Thousand persons out Of
their little homes, not to seek other ones. for
that In their condition Is impossible, but gen-
orally to become paupers In the warehouses
or to be dumped In American harbors to in
crease our pauperism or to depress wages
along the lowest wage line
At the same time the law courts are hurryina
after the landlords, who have the advantage Of
the military, to facilitate the throwing out of
tenants before they can entsr the court. II le-
gally admissible. Investigation Of the reduc-
tions Of rent made by the Commissioners has
percentage q reduction during The irst period
Connsusit So.l Tor Munster 1s,l, and for fsin-
ster. 17.8. But from August. 1885. to August,
1855 !hs second sta!ississl period; the percent:
tsssr fhs lneressed e Benefit 70 the the te sDr
tsfruption q eviotioas, BECAUSE i Il shows that
81 sSe In %
psaod q their Psbo1s. a HrcSSishpp Walsh has
which should, now. be substituted In place Of
tho one fxed In the earlier period: and he
hnds that the tenants who went into the Land
ably to reduction Of "a per cent, of their
present rents to bring them on level with tho
tenants whose rents have been adjudicated
during the later period.
II 10 these still rack-rented tenantg who are
largely the victims OF the present eviction
sampSign: They cannot AFFORD to 60 once more s'
sviotor would have accomplished his purpose
before revised decisions could be reached.
Tho pretext Of q Tory Government that out
RACES Justify rigorous EXPERIMENTATION Of the
appeal for q cessation of eyiettons. is COM
pletey exploded by the official figures during
which Balfour has been able to sum up, In
population OF little less than five million
which, under any other system Of government.
would attract no attention.
Until change Of Yiceroys takes place at the
VII In spite tie
humane. The landlords realize that they ere
Liberals to office will be their death knelL
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LIsuor Dealer. to Parade !. nar.ueAs..

At the suggestion OF p. g. Mahony Of 10 Gen.
street. IL 10 announced that parade OF tho
liquor dealers Of the city ofNew York, Of whose orsani
zation he Is Secretary will take place Aug "A The
procession will form ct Onion square and will CONSIST
OF CO.. open carriages The route viii down Broad.
way to Chambers street, thence across the bridge to
Brooklyn where tho procession will Join ono OF the
sort Of the Brooklyn dealers The double process
Iyn and ,a WV MIND Ip !. hyf,,s Assnas h.rl; Shgs.
York State Liquor Dealers Associations which meets
that day, will DO held The object Of the Convention
excise excl. laws NJ MahSny 1. now y eerrsspondsnes
ton tho subject Of the double which Is
believed, will prove grand success.
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N. KArKOFF,S FUNERAL.

Tho Cars Telssran t. tho Widow sf the
Great Editor.
ST. PETERSBURG, Aug. 8.-The funeral Of
M. Katkoff took place to-day at Moscow and
was attended by the principal authorities and
tho elete OF Moscow and St. Petersburg. An
immense throng Of people was present.
The Gar. in his telegram to the widow Of N.
Eatkoff, said:
with all true Russiana also deeply deplore your aud
OF The powerful voice OF your husband Who
imbued wish fervent love OF bis country was able 10
sustain national sentiment and influence the sound
OF Russians In mse Of gloom We ourselves do
get his services and all unite with In unanimous
duplication for the rspose Of his soul.
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for, with the exception Of Phyllis Broughton,
the weekly reward OF their artistic labors was
calculated in shillings, not pounde

for, with the exception Of Phyllis Broughton,
the weekly reward OF their artistic labors was
calcuieted in shillings, not pounds.
An occupation more energetic than being
faithful has been found for Old Dog Trey. In
the German army dogs are to act as sentinels
and as messengers. They accompany men on
picket duty, and are to be despatched with
notes to tho main body Of the troops to COM
municate notice OF danger or other business.
A dozen trained dogs have been attached to
the Twelfth Battalion Of light infantry at
schweinen. Others are being rapidly train
cd, land the German army will soon
perhaps be in condition to take us back to
old times. when barbarisns appeared with
"boule dogues IN silver kennels. which they
only left to eat up Roman calves and throats In
time Of war. twill be unpleasant for peace
full dogs going along on private business, for
OF course they will all be shot on suspicion Of
being military dogs with messages.
Tho strike OF engineers and 1remen on the
Midland Railroad continues, but promises soon
to collapse, as the workfnen are badly osean-
lied and III supported. Tho men are deserv-
ing Of sympathy. for the company. which de-
mands that they shall always be ready for
work, proposes to inaugurate new system by
which men will be paid only for the time spent
on their engines. and not at all for the time
during which they are compelled to hold
themselves exclusively at the service Of
the company. American engine drivers
will be intsrested to learn that engineers on
this side get only from five and half to seven
and half shillings per day for the best men.
and flremen less In proportion, and that spro-
posed practically to reduce these small wages
The engineers here are sadly in need Of tho
excellent organization which gives strength
to the Brotherhood In America. -
The market in American securities has been
very active this week, influenced by fiuctua-
lions in New York. The rise in the bank rate
has been in financial opinion here offset BY
the action Of tho Secretary OF the Treasury. In
anticipating interest to Jan 1, and in making
purchases for the sinking fund. Large pur-
ohases have been made for account for New
York. and the feeling at the close OF business
was that stocks are in stronger hands, and q
rise is predicted
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Has superior and tho best location tho sprnE
Beat slAhinR accommodations for private tufnouts;
good livery At moderate prteeA and saddle hOrssG
Transient rate, ~ par day.
For prolonged visit Slngls rooms SII.so 42I ga
aud e2s rooms occupied " two persona 50 ga 50
Open dnul Sept ID
Adareo UMAH wELea, FropE4St0E.-AlS
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A Dinner In H...r OF NJ. Walters.

LONG BRANCH. Aug. Ga dinner and recep-
ton will be given Thursday evening TO r. NJ Walters
who has Just returned from London. where he pre-
sented Gladstone the testimonial from his American
admirers The dinner will be given BY c. T. shayne OF
the FUND for tho testimonial Mr. George W. Chds OF
Only about forty covers will DO laid.
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The EssIish Railroad Strike.

LONDON. Aug "a number Of local passen-
ger trains between Derby and Bristol nave stopped
ming owing the train hands having Joined tho strike
against time wages The strike however maniy Affects
pended. Tho Midland Railway Company intnpd 70 apply
FOR summonses against the men who abandoned thsir
trains.
There arc SIGNS this evening Of collapse Of the strike
the men are badly organized
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A whole Family Murdered.

MACON, Ga. Aug 6-Capt. Richard Wool
fAlk wellknown farmer, his wife four children and
Mrs West an aunt Of Mrs woofAlk living about twelve
miles rcn here were found murdered in house this
Ihroats cut. Tom o. woolfa!k OF Capt wooifAk By
his nrs wife suspected OF the crime and arrested
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BIG FIRE IN PADDINGTOM
Several People Killed and Property Worth
u ,060. 600 Burned.

LONDON. Aug. 6.-Whiteley's enormous
drapery and general stores and warehouses in
Westbourne Grove and Queen 3 road, Padding
ton. were partially destroyed by fire this even
ing. The damage is placed at 81 100000. It
10 believed that there was no insurance on the
property. This circumstance Is said to DO duo
to the occurrence Of previous suspicious fires
A dreadful accident occurred while the flre
was In progress. Several Of the Whiteley's en-
frail bridge which connected one OF the burn
ing buildings with another. when the structure
collapsed and threw it's occupants down into
the street, distance Of fifty feet. Three OF tho
employees and two fremen were killed out
right All the others received terrible injuries,
some Of which. 1t is thought. will prove fatal.
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Raltimore's One.sive Parsisans to BIO Inves-
tiEated.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 6.-The excuse given out
from Washington for the Presidents refusal act In
the Of Naval oncsr Rasin. appointment Clerk Hg
RinA Inspector Thomaand other Federal charged
with taking part In the prmaries here that
he had official information tho subject Tho re-
form associations here at nrst declined TO make any
SesauTs ths n the past have eSsiysd
thi. week however the Baltimore League to
that the investigation will be made and full report
viii DO submitted as soon 40 possible.
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A Needless Duel.

MONTREAL, Aug. GA duel with revolvers
fought Mount Royal last night between Mr. BoI
Win, city editor Of French paper here and yiScount
psignaut who is connected with a French theatre.
Three shots were fired both sides but harm was
done Il % sAd that blank cartridges were provided By
the seconda
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AIiss Cass and Her TrAaaser.

LONDON, Aug. 6-Miss Cass, the young wo-
man who arrested In Regent street some time ago
by Policeman EndicotL who asserted that Sho was dis
reputable has determined TO prosecute the policeman
the police Inquiry Into her arrest The hearing of Mas
Casss action against Endcott will begin on Monday.
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Cut In Twa,a In q saw MIL.

ALTOONA, Pa. Aug. 6.-While VIM. Wick. aged
90 an employee at Burkets saw mill Bakers Summit
near this city engaged in running yesterday
afternoon the saw caught his suspendsrs and drew
him onto H. cutting him In twain. Death resulted
almost instAntaneously,
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Canadian ves.eis sei.ed.

OTTAWA, Aug. 6.-The Department OF Fisher
los has received adioes three Canadian vesse the
Grace Dolphin and ", =. sAyward have been seized in
the BehrinR by United States cruisers and TO
sitks. No further particulars have been received.
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He WIN Trouble Nobody aay L.azsr.

Martin Redden was committed to jail in
Orange on Friday night for drunkenness, and ct II
cell door with q hAndke Redeem when drunk,
was an extremely dangerous man, and the police
much trouble
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The Kias OF HsIIaad III.

PARIS. Aug. Ga despatch to the Intransiosant
from Luxembourg says that the King OF Holland u ILL.,
and that there Is much commoon concerning the sue.
eesson to the throne In the event OF bis death The
Grand Duke OF Hease Will be candidate 10 Ia feared
that International complications will arise over the
a
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O'B-,ea Mus. Gs ,t Alone.

1t was said at the Police Central ONCE yes
terday that John j. o'Brsn the only named In
Mayor HewittS regulations who will have 10 pas
civil service examination Chisf CLARK kiDp and Prop
srZ Clerk HArro and the othsF clerks are hot asetcd
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s!,! !; .s =: s s { CO: !: ss~ n. ''A :. Decay
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rAsssAltss

Acts the stOmseA and LIVER increases apVstihs-
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FERRY ana RsulAnEsr Net Likely 10 FisLt.

PARIS. Aug. en-. Ferry's seconds will take
further steps In the matter OF the proposed dual
tween y ferry and dsh BouiAhgsr. me Incident Ip-
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element In human nature ts reported from
Valette. near Toulon. Jules Anicet, young
grocer, four months ago lost his young wife, Of
whom he was very fond. The brides mother
had lived with her son-in-law and they had not
got on at all well together. but after the fune-
raj Anicet discovered that Nine. Frebois. his
wife's widowed mother, was very much like her
daughter, fell In love with her and proposed.
although his mother-in-law was more than
twenty years his senior. Nine. Frebois refused
and persisted In her refusal. although Anicet
renewed his offer frequently. On Tues
day Anicet returned from o caf6 after
drinking to calm his chagrin. and,
entering his mother-in- laws room. proposed
once more. She refused again. protesting that
1t would be improper for q mother to marry
the husband OF her daughter. Anicet there
upon drew revolver from his booklet and shot
his mother-in-law dead at the foot Of the stair
case by which she had tried to escape He next
fired two bullets into his own body and threw
himself out OF the window into the street. He
lies dying In the hospital.
Gentlemen with cork legs should not 20
boating alone. well-known Londoner with
two cork legs went out on the Thames last
week and was upset. But for the fact that
many boats surrounded him he must certainly
have been drowned. as only his legs were at
any time above water.
There have been many fortunate maidens OF
late among the humber members OF the
dramatic profession. The Hon. Mr.. Fitzwil-
liam. . gentleman with an income Of s250OO0
o year. has married q Young lady who last
winter played a small part In the Gaiety bur-
lssque. Phyllis Broughton. graceful but not
great dancer. after the Kate Vaughan fashion.
IL believed TO have been privately married to
ViScount othsr less noteworthy examples
are numerous. Il Il fortunate fax TIA ~AAiaNAA.